Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://archive.org/details/picturework00herv Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by tilde characters is in bold face (~bold~). PICTURE=WORK by WALTER L. HERVEY, Ph.D. New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh Copyright, 1896, by W. L. Hervey Copyright, 1908, by Fleming H. Revell Company CONTENTS. Page I. The Problem and One of Its Solutions 5 II. Types of Picture-Work 9 III. A Picture-Book, and How to Use It 22 IV. Side-Lights 26 V. Stories and Story-Telling 31 VI. Some First Principles: Unity, Reality, Order 44 VII. How to Learn How 56 VIII. Books, Pictures, and Illustrative Material 71 IX. False Picture-Work 82 X. A Coöperative Study 87 Picture=Work. I. THE PROBLEM AND ONE OF ITS SOLUTIONS. A friend of the writer, who has since attained to the dignity of a teacher of teachers, relates to the honor of his wise mother that when he was a boy she did not make him promise not to smoke or chew or play cards--probably compassing these ends in other ways--but she did exert her influence to lead him not to read Sunday-school books. For this warning, he says, he has never ceased to be thankful. In these days of supervising committees and selected lists, when standard literature, undiluted, has found its way into the Sunday-school library, such a course would not be warranted. But there are still thoughtful persons who do not feel that in the matter of Sunday-schools they are out of the woods yet. "Do you know anything about Sunday-schools?" was asked of one of these, a representative woman. "I'm sorry to say that I do," was the reply. And there are other signs that the number is increasing of those who believe that in the choice of a Sunday-school the greatest care must be exercised. Some there are, who, it may be through over-conscientiousness, are fain to give up the search in despair, preferring to teach their children at home.